Plymouth couple searches for lost parrot

Pretty Baby is missing and her owners, Valerie and Freddie Gorlitz, are looking for her.

"She got spooked," Freddie said, of Pretty Baby, their 25-year-old Senegal parrot, which has a yellow and green body and a gray head. "We were on the deck and kids were lighting fireworks in the area."

The noise Saturday was enough to send Pretty Baby flying — literally. The parrot flew away after years of having her wings clipped. But the couple was told not too long ago that they shouldn't clip the wings because flying is the bird's only means of defense.

"It's a double-edged sword," Freddie said. "She has always been in the house."

The couple has searched the area around their home on Penniman, a block east of Sheldon. They have put up posters with Pretty Baby's photo, posted on Craig's List, called the humane society and gone onto Lost and Found Parrot Registry — www.911parrotalert.com — and still haven't found her.

The Gorlitzes want Pretty Baby back. "She is one of the family," Freddie said.

Someone told the couple that another pet bird who also had flown away returned home about a week later. And that's what the Gorlitzes are hoping for. Until then, they will continue to search for their family member.

If anyone comes across a parrot, Pretty Baby answers to her name. The Gorlitzes ask anyone who might see Pretty Baby to call them at 734-455-0391. A reward is offered. "Just call her name," Freddie added.